Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Joe* Glazer We Shall Not Be Moved A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Hanging Apple Висить Ябко Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

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